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U.S. President Obama shops for books in Martha's Vineyard

Obama Summer Reading List Leans Toward Fiction

President Barack Obama, perhaps seeking a break from harsh reality after a tough summer battling the economy and Republicans in Congress, has picked a summer reading list that is long on fiction.
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Obama's approval rating on economy hits new low

Approval of President Barack Obama's handling of the U.S. economy has fallen to a new low of 26 percent, according to a Gallup poll released on Wednesday in the aftermath of a bruising fight with Congress over federal spending.
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Artist Shepard Fairey

Shepard Fairey: Obama 'Hope' Artist, Beaten in Copenhagen

Shepard Fairy, the Los Angeles street artist who won international acclaim for creating the popular "Hope" poster that became the image of President Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign was reportedly assaulted last weekend at the opening of his exhibition at a gallery in Copenhagen.
U.S. President Obama speaks during a town hall-style event in Decorah

Obama to Unveil Measures to Boost Rural Jobs

President Barack Obama will on Tuesday announce fresh steps to boost rural hiring on the second day of a bus tour through the heartland to explain his economic and job policies to anxious voters.
U.S. President Obama speaks during a town hall-style event in Decorah

Obama Says Warren Buffett is Right About Taxes

Small-town Americans probably don't make as much money as Warren Buffett, but they pay more of their income in taxes, President Barack Obama said on Monday, citing the billionaire investor to argue that the government needs more revenues to balance the budget.
U.S. President Obama meets Lydia Schaefer in Zumbrota

In Campaign Mode, Obama Talks Jobs in Midwest

President Barack Obama blasted Republicans over taxes on Monday as he launched a bus tour of the U.S. Midwest to tout his job-growth strategy and distance himself from anger toward Washington that could dent his 2012 re-election hopes.
U.S. President Barack Obama

Obama?s Approval Hits New Low: Gallup Poll

President Barack Obama has no reprieve from his summer blues. His approval ratings have taken a hit as Americans are deeply concerned about their future amid sluggish economic growth and unemployment rate that remains above 9 percent.
U.S. President Barack Obama

Obama Approval Rating Below 40%: Gallup Poll

President Obama's approval rating in the Gallup daily tracking poll sunk to 40 percent today. Only 39 percent of those polled said that they approve of Obama's performance. 54 percent said that they are unhappy with Obama's performance.
U.S. President Barack Obama

Obama Says Political Divide is Hurting Economy

President Barack Obama said on Saturday that bitter fights between Democrats and Republicans in Washington were hurting the economy and he urged lawmakers to embrace compromise in order to boost job growth.
Elizabeth Warren

Consumer advocate Warren to decide Senate run soon

Former Obama administration official Elizabeth Warren will make a decision after Labor Day on whether to run for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts against Republican incumbent Scott Brown, a Massachusett Democrat assisting her said on Thursday.

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